PICTURE THIS
AFRICAN AMERICAN FIRSTS
FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICANS
HIDDEN FIGURES
BE SPECIFIC
100
Name the famous figure in this photo
Who is Barack Obama?
100
SHIRLEY CHISHOLM
Who was the first African American to serve in congress?
100
Wrote the speech “I Have a Dream” and led a nonviolent civil rights’ campaign through several peaceful protests
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King?
100
This hidden figure invented the incandescent carbon filament for the light bulb
Who is Lewis Latimer?
100
In May 1888, Matthew A. Cherry received his patent for the this type of invention.
What is the transportation or Tricycle?
200
Name famous figure in this photo.
Who is Annie Easley?
200
FLORENCE PRICE
Who was the first African American to have their music played by a major symphony orchestra?
200
Civil Rights Activist that was arrested for refusing to sit in the back of the bus?
Who is Rosa Parks?
200
This hidden figure rescued approximately 800 slaves, funded rescue missions for Harriet Tubman, and is known as the father of the underground railroad.
Who is William Still?
200
In 1984, Dr. Alexa Irene Canady was 1st African-American Woman certified by the American Board of this type of Surgery
What is Neurological?
300
Name famous figure in this photo.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
300
BESSIE COLEMAN
Who was the first African American to hold a pilot’s license?
300
This civil rights’ leader’s name was chosen as a result of refusing to accept the name of their oppressor (refusing to accept the slave name given to family ancestry).
Who is Malcolm X?
300
This hidden figure founded The Provident Hospital and Training School (the very first interracial training school) in 1891 and was the first person to complete a successful heart surgery on a person in 1893
Who is Daniel Hale Williams?
300
In 1876, Lewis Latimer developed an early design for this type of cooling device
What is air conditioning unit?
400
Name the Famous Figure in this photo
Who is W.E.B. De Bois?
400
CHARLOTTA BASS
Who was the first African American Women to run for Vice President?
400
This African American historical figure was known as the “Moses of her people.” She was enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor" of the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
400
This hidden figure served in the Mississippi State Senate in 1869 and was the first African American man to serve in the United States Congress.
Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels?
400
In 1921, Bessie Coleman is known to have earned this type of license.
What is an international pilot’s license?
500
Name famous figure in this photo.
Who is Fannie Lou Hammer?
500
MARY ELIZA MAHONEY
Who was the first African American Licensed Nurse?
500
This African American historical figure was an escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker. He became a leader in the abolitionist movement.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
500
This hidden figure confronted the KKK and used her newspaper platform to combat social and political issues such as racism, police brutality, discrimination in schools, housing, and the job market
Who is Charlotta Bass?
500
In the 1960’s Annie Easley was on the front line to this type of research.
What is space?